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- Title
Towards Language Justice: A Call to Identify and Overcome Structural Barriers.
- Authors
Ratway, Felicity
- Abstract
The article discusses the challenges faced by medical interpreters in Oregon, highlighting issues such as low pay, lack of enforcement of laws protecting patients' rights to interpreting services, and limited access to competent interpreters. The interpreter-author advocates for systemic changes to improve language justice, including forming a union, advocating for legislative changes, and addressing structural barriers in the interpreting profession. The article emphasizes the importance of ensuring access to quality interpreting services for patients and calls for collaboration among stakeholders to address these issues and advance health equity.
- Subjects
MEDICAL interpreters; BUSINESS insurance; STATE laws; PATIENTS' rights; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, 2024, Vol 14, Issue 3, p164
- ISSN
2157-1732
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1353/nib.2024.a947854